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Letters Patent No. 7 4,643, dated February 18, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN coca-sutures.-

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To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it'known that I, JOSEPH WARREN, of Lodi, in the county of Medina, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and 'useful Improvements in Gor'n Shellers; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and complete description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in,which- Figure 1 is a side view of the sheller. Figure 2, an-end view, Figure 3, a detached section. Figure 4, a top view of fig. 3. Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the different views.

This invention relates to the construction of the hopper of the sheller, which, as' ordinarily constructed,

will notnllow the passage of a large ear of corn into the body of the machine without being forced in by the hands of the operator, and which isusually attended by no little trouble and waste of time.

To obviate this difiiculty, and thereby relieve the operator from the labor and trouble referred to, the hopper is so modified, and thespring so situated, that any=sized ear will pass into the machine without any extra exertion being performed by those using it. I y

In thismachine, the shell or body, A, fig. 1, wheel B and crank G, fig. 2, are constructed and arranged in the same manner as the old machine, but the hopper D, fig. 3, it will be observed,'is made partially round and partially octagonal, D, as shown in fig. 4, the purpose of which is for the greater convenience of adaptingand fixing the spring E, so that it will reach further across the opening of the hopper, without being so g reatlybent for that purpose as in that of the old machine, and, when pressed back against the side, will allow the ears of corn to pass through without crowding hard against the spring, and thus prevent the grain from going in without being fo rced. I

The hopper. of the old machine is made with a deep groove or recess out on the side, and in which the spring is located. The casting ef this groove or recess has always been a matter of much difliculty, requiring great care and skill, in order that it shall not break down in the mould, but, in casting the hopper in the shape above described, this recess is dispensed with, and the spring can be attached to the side, as shown in fig-3, niuch more conveniently than iteould be fitted injthe recess alluded to.

I do not claim a hopper constructed with a recess, in which the spring is located and fixed, but a hopper constructed with octagonal sides, and to one of which sides the spring is fixed, so that the throat of the hopper 'is made enough larger to allow'the play of the spring, and which will adapt itself to the difl'erent-sized ears as they may be thrown in. i

What I claim as my improvemenh'and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The hopper D, as constructed with octagonal sides-D, spring E, in combination with the case A, for the purpose set forth. I

' JOSEPH WARREN.

' Witnesses:

- H. Amswonrn;

A. M. Vnmnrwnnr; 

